Supporting Canada’s next generation of mental health researchers

MHRC is dedicated to supporting early career researchers in mental health, and fostering an early connection between researchers, service providers and people with lived experience.

Our studentships are designed to support student researchers enrolled in either a Masters, PhD, or post-graduate College program to conduct 4-6 month research projects under the co-supervision of an academic supervisor and a community partner.

Our fellowships are awarded to postdoctoral fellows who have recently completed their PhDs to undertake one year project under the co-supervision of an academic supervisor and a community partner.

Each researcher we fund will share their time between academic institutions and community service providers, tying together their research with the end-users to ensure the project is tailored to and appropriate for that community’s needs, while integrating the insights of people with lived experience into each stage of their project.

  • Gabriel Gingras-Lacroix

    Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

    Mental health among owners of Quebec agricultural businesses: current situation and intervention prospects

  • George (Zhiyang) Shi

    University of Toronto

    Examining Mental Health Outcomes in Skilled Trades Workers in Ontario: Intersectionality of Disability, Gender, and Minority Identitiesgoes here

  • Maria Paul Godoy

    University of Manitoba

    Thriving At Work: Evaluating a New Psychological Health Training Program

  • Headshot of Nina Mashali looking at the camera, a background with a painting behind her.

    Nina Mashali

    University of Moncton

    Mental health and quality of services provided by the fire brigade: better understanding the potential levers for intervention at work

  • Medium shot of Brittany Skov smiling at the camera with an iluminated background behind her.

    Brittany Skov

    Lakehead University

    Evaluating the Association of Intermediate Social Determinants of Health, Dementia Modifiable Risk Factors, and Cognitive Health for On-Reserve First Nations Peoples

  • Photo of Alexis Cantafio with a brown background behind her.

    Alexis Cantafio

    University of Waterloo

    Upholding Truth and Reconciliation: Correlates and causes of ongoing Indigenous cases and gaps in mental health services in child welfare in the Waterloo Region

  • Medium shot of Nicki Antone-Diamond smiling at the camera with her arms crossed against an open background.

    Nicki Antone-Diamond

    University of British Columbia

    Foundations of Academic Success in Indigenous Children

  • Middle shot of Carly Lundale smiling at the camera, a brown wall behind her.

    Carly Lundale

    University of Western Ontario

    A RE-AIMed Approach to Navigating Workplace Mental Health Promotion in Small Businesses: A Scoping Review and Feasibility Study.

  • Headshot of Chloé Voyer smiling at the camera, a grey background behind her.

    Chloé Voyer

    McGill University

    Improving Quality of Life at Work for People Living with AD/HD

  • Chasity Delorme

    University of Regina

    Fostering Matriarchal Resilience

  • Middle shot of Odile-Anne Desroches, a red background behind her.

    Odile-Anne Desroches

    University of Montréal

    Interprofessional collaboration of Indigenous navigators in supporting individuals at risk of or experiencing homelessness

  • Amy Ecclestone

    University of Waterloo

    Monitoring the mental health impact of COVID-19 on Canadians: a longitudinal study

  • Picture of Brannon Senger in the middle of a snowy forest.

    Brannon Senger

    Dalhousie University

    Virtual Mental Health Services for Women At-Risk for Homelessness: Accessible and Free Psychotherapy

  • Headshot of Zoe Pagonis, a white background behind her.

    Zoe Pagonis

    University of Toronto

    Navigating Mental Health Barriers of Transitional Youth with Co-occurring Conditions

  • Headshot of Eric Damecour smiling at the camera in front of a white background.

    Eric Damecour

    Saint Mary’s University

    Beyond Disability Management and Towards Health

  • Picture of Mallory Minerson staring off camera.

    Mallory Minerson

    University of Alberta

    Decolonizing Clinical Documentation and Related Language Praxis: Chart as Co-Created Narrative Guide

  • Medium shot of Aseel Alzhagoul smiling at the camera, sitting at a table in a restaurant.

    Aseel Alzhagoul

    McGill University

    Co-producing a contextual and cultural adaptation of teaching recovery techniques (TRT) to implement with refugee claimant parents housed in temporary accommodation sites in Montreal

Completed Studentships and Fellowships

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